# List of Minnesota Timberwolves seasons

This article is a list of seasons completed by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. The Timberwolves joined the NBA as an expansion team for the 1989–90 NBA season, along with the Orlando Magic.

## Table key

| ASG MVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
| COY | Coach of the Year |
| DPOY | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
| GB | Games behind first-place team in division |
| L | Number of regular season losses |
| EOY | Executive of the Year |
| FMVP | Finals Most Valuable Player |
| JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship |
| MIP | Most Improved Player Award |
| MVP | Most Valuable Player |
| ROY | Rookie of the Year |
| SIX | Sixth Man of the Year |
| SPOR | Sportsmanship Award |
| W | Number of regular season wins |

## Seasons

| NBA Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head Coach |
| 1989–90 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | | | Bill Musselman |
| 1990–91 | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | | | Bill Musselman |
| 1991–92 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40 | | | Jimmy Rodgers |
| 1992–93 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 19 | 63 | .232 | 36 | | | Jimmy Rodgers Sidney Lowe |
| 1993–94 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 20 | 62 | .244 | 38 | | | Sidney Lowe |
| 1994–95 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 6th | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 | | | Bill Blair |
| 1995–96 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | | | Bill Blair Flip Saunders |
| 1996–97 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 | Lost First round (Rockets) 3–0 | | Flip Saunders |
| 1997–98 | NBA | Western | 7th | Midwest | 3rd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | Lost First round (SuperSonics) 3–2 | | Flip Saunders |
| 1998–99 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 | | Flip Saunders |
| 1999–00 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 | | Flip Saunders |
| 2000–01 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 | | Flip Saunders |
| 2001–02 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 | Lost First round (Mavericks) 3–0 | | Flip Saunders |
| 2002–03 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 3rd | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9 | Lost First round (Lakers) 4–2 | Kevin Garnett (ASG MVP) | Flip Saunders |
| 2003–04 | NBA | Western | 1st | Midwest | 1st | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | Won First round (Nuggets) 4–1 Won conference semifinals (Kings) 4–3 Lost conference finals (Lakers) 4–2 | Kevin Garnett (MVP) | Flip Saunders |
| 2004–05 | NBA | Western | 9th | Northwest | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | | | Flip Saunders Kevin McHale |
| 2005–06 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 4th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 11 | | Kevin Garnett (JWKC) | Dwane Casey |
| 2006–07 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 32 | 50 | .390 | 19 | | | Dwane Casey Randy Wittman |
| 2007–08 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 | | | Randy Wittman |
| 2008–09 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | | | Randy Wittman Kevin McHale |
| 2009–10 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 38 | | | Kurt Rambis |
| 2010–11 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 17 | 65 | .207 | 38 | | Kevin Love (MIP) | Kurt Rambis |
| 2011–12 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 26 | 40 | .394 | 21 | | | Rick Adelman |
| 2012–13 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | | | Rick Adelman |
| 2013–14 | NBA | Western | 10th | Northwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | | | Rick Adelman |
| 2014–15 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 16 | 66 | .195 | 35 | | Andrew Wiggins (ROY) | Flip Saunders |
| 2015–16 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns (ROY) | Sam Mitchell |
| 2016–17 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 20 | | | Tom Thibodeau |
| 2017–18 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 | Lost First round (Rockets) 4–1 | | Tom Thibodeau |
| 2018–19 | NBA | Western | 11th | Northwest | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 18 | | | Tom Thibodeau Ryan Saunders |
| 2019–20 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 19 | 45 | .297 | 22.5 | | | Ryan Saunders |
| 2020–21 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29 | | | Ryan Saunders Chris Finch |
| 2021–22 | NBA | Western | 7th | Northwest | 3rd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18 | Lost First round (Grizzlies) 4–2 | | Chris Finch |
| 2022–23 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 2nd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | Lost First round (Nuggets) 4–1 | Mike Conley (SPOR) | Chris Finch |
| 2023–24 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Northwest | 3rd | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 | Won First round (Suns) 4–0 Won conference semifinals (Nuggets) 4–3 Lost conference finals (Mavericks) 4–1 | Rudy Gobert (DPOY) Naz Reid (SIX) | Chris Finch |
| Regular Season Record | Regular Season Record | Regular Season Record | Regular Season Record | Regular Season Record | Regular Season Record | 1147 | 1647 | .411 | 1989–present | 1989–present | 1989–present | 1989–present |
| Playoff Record | Playoff Record | Playoff Record | Playoff Record | Playoff Record | Playoff Record | 30 | 49 | .380 | Playoff Series Record: 4–12 | Playoff Series Record: 4–12 | Playoff Series Record: 4–12 | Playoff Series Record: 4–12 |
| Combined Record | Combined Record | Combined Record | Combined Record | Combined Record | Combined Record | 1177 | 1696 | .410 | | | | |